La Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, the Tuesday after Labor Day, Orange County will enjoy a Double Header of these monstrosities, in both Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach.
The ongoing saga of the Orange County Fairgrounds continues at Costa Mesa City Hall, starting at 6 pm, where the City Council, acting as the Orange County Fairgrounds Authority (OCFA) is poised to agree to a fifty five year lease with Facilities Management West. As detailed previously, the public part of this public/private partnership will consist of an annual meeting during which OCFA will make “comments and suggestions” on the annual business plan for activities at the fairgrounds. If you had any illusions as to the part ordinary residents might have in this parody of public participation, the draft lease specifies that several of the relevant documents will be “proprietary”, which means they won’t be subject to the public disclosure normally required under the Brown Act and Public Records Act.
Also at 6 pm, Poseidon: The Sequel will play out at Huntington Beach City Hall. In 2006, the Huntington Beach City Council approved the construction of a seawater desalination plant to be operated in conjunction with the AES Huntington Beach Generating Station on Newland near Pacific Coast Highway. That project never completed the approval process. Please read my more extensive coverage in my other article today, “Poseidon, the Garbage Barge of the Desalination Industry.” And show up at ONE of these events, represent, and REFUSE TO BEND OVER!
la fem is an “expert” on too many subjects. she seems to know more than people who have dealt with single issues twenty years in just a matter of months. not possible although it is enjoyable to read the writings. i just don’t buy into them too much.
Actually – a matter of months? I can go ahead and tell you who she is, she’s been doing this kind of stuff for DECADES. She’s probably the greatest expert at her field on this blog. It’s former Costa Mesa Mayor Sandy Genis, who has made a living as a land-use planner for most of her life.
WE’re pretty proud of her. She reads more documents in more detail than anyone else and notices every little detail. At the last Costa Mesa Council meeting regarding the Fairgrounds Lease, the council had to ask HER for certain documents which they didn’t have.
ok, i had not heard of her but my council did not have to ask her any questions last night
A Republican and environmentalist. She was supposed to be on our radio show tonight but she got sick. If you didn’t see her at the Costa Mesa meeting last night thats because she had to be at the HB meeting to try to stop Poseidon.